The house I’m buying has been ‘down-valued’ by the mortgage lender. What do I do?

I am a first-time buyer, and have just made an offer on my dream property. The seller accepted, and I began my mortgage application. I had already passed the lender’s affordability checks for the size of loan I require. However, I have now hit a bump in the road. A surveyor visited the property to … Read more

Katie Holmes is spotted buying flowers during a solo outing in New York City without her boyfriend

Katie Holmes is spotted buying flowers during a solo outing in New York City… as she has not been pictured with beau Emilio Vitolo Jr in nearly a month By Sam Joseph Semon For Dailymail.com Published: 21:45 BST, 8 April 2021 | Updated: 21:45 BST, 8 April 2021 Katie Holmes was spotted buying flowers during … Read more

Britons are buying more trees and big bushes to obscure their gardens from prying neighbours

Britons are buying more trees and big bushes to obscure their gardens from prying neighbours as stores see sales surge amid lockdown easing British Garden Centres says it sold £2 million of plants at its 58 outlets last week But the shifting fashion has also caused an increase in neighbourhood disputes with 170 per cent … Read more

Record numbers of Britons are buying motorhomes for staycations, leading to a shortage 

We’re running out of motorhomes: Record numbers of Britons are buying the vehicles for staycations, leading to a shortage One dealer had 20 enquiries a week before the pandemic – now it’s 500 a day  Caravan and Motorhome Club said record number joined last month  The National Caravan Council says there are 225,000 motorhomes in … Read more

Homes now cost 7 times salary on average, and women experience ‘gender home buying gap’

Property prices in England are now seven times the local salary on average, as house price inflation appears to be outgrowing wages.  The typical house costs more than seven times the median annual salary of £31,596, but in some parts of London and the South East the multiple is much higher, reaching up to 27 … Read more

Couple splash out £16,000 buying and transforming van into their dream home to travel the world in

A couple have revealed how they ditched their old lives and splashed out £16,000 to transform a white van into their dream home. Barista Melissa Hoareau, 23, from Bormes les Mimosas, France, had long dreamed of travelling the world when she met her partner Maxime ‘Max’ Durand, 25, seven years ago and fell in love.   … Read more

Couple splash out £16,000 buying and transforming van into their dream home to travel the world in

A couple have revealed how they ditched their old lives and splashed out £16,000 to transform a white van into their dream home. Barista Melissa Hoareau, 23, from Bormes les Mimosas, France, had long dreamed of travelling the world when she met her partner Maxime ‘Max’ Durand, 25, seven years ago and fell in love.   … Read more

Ex-soldier, 29, jailed for terrifying elderly customers into buying new windows

Former soldier, 29, is jailed for nearly three years for terrifying elderly customers into buying new windows and doors after challenging one upset victim on crutches who complained to ‘step outside’ Richard Evans led team telling customers their homes put insurance in danger His firm would ‘pressurise’ customers into agreeing deals by using ‘scare tactics’ … Read more

Former soldier jailed for terrifying elderly customers into buying new windows

Former soldier, 29, is jailed for nearly three years for terrifying elderly customers into buying new windows and doors after challenging one upset victim on crutches who complained to ‘step outside’ Richard Evans led team telling customers their homes put insurance in danger His firm would ‘pressurise’ customers into agreeing deals by using ‘scare tactics’ … Read more